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Valerie Bertinelli Recalls Being Fired by Weight Loss Brand After Gaining Weight

Valerie Bertinelli lost a diet brand contract after regaining weight, linking the split to mental health struggles and life stress, despite initially losing 50 pounds with the company.

  • During a June 07, 2024, episode of 'The Daytime Emmys,' Valerie Bertinelli said the diet company ended her spokesperson deal, stating `We can't keep going with you because you're gaining weight again.`
  • Valerie Bertinelli said she became the brand's spokesperson in 2007 after losing 50 pounds, but life circumstances and neglecting her mental health made the weight return.
  • At the ceremony, she wore a lace dress and recalled feeling `I felt so horrified,` as her Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony on Aug. 22, 2012 coincided with being dropped by the diet company.
  • Today, Bertinelli says she has found peace after years of fluctuation, is now a size 10, and stresses mental and emotional health, noting `It doesn't matter how much I weigh.`
  • Bertinelli says opening up reshaped her relationship with her body and self-worth, capturing her reframed priorities with `What matters is who I am, how I treat people.
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Valerie Bertinelli Recalls Being Fired From Diet Company After Gaining Back Weight

Bertinelli made the revelation while looking back at an old photo on 'The Drew Barrymore Show.'

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Valerie Bertinelli recalls being fired by weight loss brand after gaining weight

The 65-year-old lifestyle correspondent reflects on why her partnership with a diet brand ended and how it impacted her relationship with her body.

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